I can't make it this year unfortunately, but here's a suggestion for an art piece if someone wants to make it.

Basically, the American Dream seems to now be making as much money as possible, hopefully by exploiting your fellow man through corporations. So let's celebrate it! Collect as many corporate logos as you can, cut out of shirts, stitched onto fabric, the works. Sew them together into a flag. Presto, we have the real face of America. If you want, allow viewers to contribute more pieces to be added on, so that it grows through the week.

You could also try sewing price tags in, sale offers, and so on.

Whaddya think?

Modern life can be so boring without some element of the bizarre or the fantastical. Hence, we have steampunk.

The flag illustrates English heraldry which flourished in the 14th and 15th centuries. When Charles II granted the Hudson's Bay Company charter to his cousin Prince Rupert and 17 gentlemen in 1670, he asked that whenever the king visited the H.B.C. area, Prince Rupert should receive as a tribute the furs of one fox, two elk and four beavers. These seven animals make up the heraldic design.

Under the shield with its red cross of St. George is the gold-lettered motto "Pro Pelle Cutem" meaning "fair value in exchange for pelts." The H.B.C. began using such a flag in 1767 both on its ships and its forts.

timotiis wrote:Basically, the American Dream seems to now be making as much money as possible,

America is whatever you want it to be. America is the country who gave you Burning Man, afterall. Im not offended and not wishing to engage in jingoistic shin-kicking, but what, pray tell, does the UK now seem to be about, in your opinion? Jes curious.

jingoistic??? WTF does that mean? Is that like when you get 3 flat tires on Jungo Road and you've got no cell phone signal? Wait, that would be Jungoistic!

Just an observation here... I find it interesting that when an American says that America is all about corporate greed he/she is correct. But when someone from another country says the same thing we get defensive about it. Things that make you go hmm.

BitterDan wrote:... But when someone from another country says the same thing we get defensive about it.

But, he's a limey. They're the worst. I can't believe the org. even allows them to attend at all. Oh yeah, that's right: it's only because they look pretty good standing next to the krauts. Don't even get me started on the frogs. And what about those fat, stinking Belgians and their 'waffle' eh?

[quote="Teo del Fuego"][quote="timotiis"]Basically, the American Dream seems to now be making as much money as possible, [/quote]

America is whatever you want it to be. America is the country who gave you Burning Man, afterall. Im not offended and not wishing to engage in jingoistic shin-kicking, but what, pray tell, does the UK now seem to be about, in your opinion? Jes curious.[/quote]

Well, in one word, I'd have to go with "1984". By the way, I'm an American ex-pat, I'm allowed to say things like that about America.

Modern life can be so boring without some element of the bizarre or the fantastical. Hence, we have steampunk.